Just practising my quotation marks, is that right? (Ignore the last question mark, Yahoo put that there.)
2007-09-26 21:35:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
No, it's wrong, isn't it, bollocks....
2007-09-26 21:36:37 · update #1
Thank you, chutney. The question mark should have been outside the quotation marks, yes.
I thought Kennedy sang Hound Dog, but not to worry.
2007-09-26 22:05:18 · update #2
If you are asking a question about the quote, then your question mark should come last, as in 'What was Elvis Presley's message when he said "Ich bin ein Berliner"?'
(The question mark put in by Yahoo was actually in the right place - you didn't need one.)
By the way, that business of the quote actually referring to a sort of German pastry is an urban myth.
PS It was actually JFK.
2007-09-26 22:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by john g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was actually JFK who said this, and the literal translation is 'I am a doughnut' a 'Berliner Balle' being a popular snack that can be bought from street vendors in Germany. It's the same shape as our jam doughnuts but does not contain any filling. What he should have said was 'Ich bin Berliner'
2007-09-26 21:54:12 · answer #2 · answered by wildrose 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Was Presley asking a question or making a statement? John Kennedy made this gaffe when he visited Berlin. It's a bit like saying "I am Scotch."
If you want to say I am from Berlin it's "Ich bin Berliner"; "Ich bin ein Berliner" means "I am an iced bun."
2007-09-26 21:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Elvis was practicing to be John F. Kennedy, who was reassuring the citizens of Berlin that the United States would stand by them even in the face of threats by the Soviet Union.
This may well have been Kennedy's finest moment. His courage in the face of the Cuban missile threats also stands out as one of the better events of his presidency, but the "Berliner" quote was done publicly and was immensely popular at the time he said it.
2007-09-26 21:43:05 · answer #4 · answered by Warren D 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He is saying'.
I am John F Kennedy reincarnated saying' I am a Berliner
2007-09-26 21:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by denis9705 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You just want to practise your punctuation. You should leave out the '?' as it is a statement and not a question. He (JFK) meant to say, 'I'm a Berliner', and not ask, 'Am I a Berliner?'.
2007-09-26 21:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ha Ha,
He was saying exactly this
''I Am A Berliner'' [A german person]
And as for you quotation marks, there perfectio
Omnia vincit obriegion holla nora <:]
2007-09-26 21:39:25 · answer #7 · answered by _Clauds_♥'s_Yew_ 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was JFK not Elvis and he meant that during the Berlin crisis during the cold war everybody in the West was in crisis.
2007-09-26 21:48:28 · answer #8 · answered by inthedark 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was telling them he was a doughnut*. Actually it was Kennedy that said it.
But to get to your point, your quotation marks are exactly right.
2007-09-26 21:37:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
A berliner is a type of german sausage.
I'm not sure it was Elvis who said it but it means 'i am a sausage.' Hehe.
It was JFK who said it.
2007-09-26 21:46:39 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Cheese 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋